If this is the same car I think it is, & there can't be
that many around, the original owner was Howard Hughes. When
I lived back east a car just like this was part of The
Norheast Imperial Owners Club. The older gentleman's name
that owned it escapes me. He did sell it & a much younger
guy bought it & drove it quite a bit. While he owned it, the
car got hit in the front & the hood no longer lines up
properly.
If this is indeed the same car, Howard Hughes purchased
it new for Jane Russell. The last time I saw that car was at
the WPC meet in Rutland, VT. I talked to the owner then & he
was concidering selling the car then.
John
"A. Foster" wrote:
> Hello Gang; I would find it hard to believe that this
> convertible would be a 95 point car. For one thing it
> states that it is an older restoration which will mean a
> little wear in places. Also if you look closely under the
> hood you will notice that someone has installed an
> alternator in place of the stock generator, this concerns
> me as to how well it was done. The covers for the spark
> plug leads should be painted black and not silver. A minor
> detail but there are also no decals to be found anywhere
> in the engine compartment, even on the heating unit. For
> the amount of money that the want for this car they should
> at least put it up on a hoist and photograph the
> undercarriage. There should also be some shots of the
> inside of the trunk, and more photos of the interior. It
> would also be nice if they had some closeups of the
> fenders, rocker panels, and grille. It looks like every
> shot of the outside of this car was taken from twelve feet
> away. I don't want to pick apart what is probably a very
> nice car but it isn't represented very comprehensively.
> They also are not very forthcoming with what work was
> actually done to the car considering what they are likely
> asking for it.Best RegardsArran Foster1954 Imperial
> NewportNeeding A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim
> parts.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Felixa1954@xxxxxxx
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:48 PM
> Subject: IML: 58 imp. conv. on ebay
> i know of this car. i heard from the owner from
> an ad in the the boston globe it is
> actually a 57.
> anyway i know the owner is having this collector
> sell it for him in conneticut.
> it from what i heard is 95 point car. pretty
> strong language from the pics. it has
> low miles, less than 1200 were built maybe you
> guys can get it for 25? it'll only
> go up in vaue. so if anyone has 25 grand in
> their back pocket it's a good investment.
> it was on the cape for a while i was going to
> see it but they shipped it to conn.
> act fast,guys!!!
>
> i can't afford it myself. thanks. steve iml
> member 68 lebaron
>
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